Microsoft Studios appears to have let go of a number of staffers, as confirmed by tweets from some of the affected. It’s unclear why these employees have been let go, or how many people have been made redundant, but something seems to be going on.

Uncharted 4 creative differences led to the departure of series writer Amy Hennig, according to an alleged Sony insider. The tipster has also claimed that Sony Santa Monica’s canned sci-fi IP failed every QA test it had taken.

Is development crunch an evil born from poor management or is it a necessary facet of game production? VG247’s Dave Cook asks over 20 developers for their view, revealing stories of sacrifice, compromise and thoughts of suicide.

Zynga quietly laid off 5% of its staff during Apple’s conference yesterday, reminding us yet again that social gaming on the mega-publisher scale has the long term prospects of a terminally ill mayfly.